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Definitions for word ALONE

The following 117 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Tuesday, March 17, 200969ASoloRichard Chisholm
Sunday, January 18, 200934DUniquelyRandolph Ross
Tuesday, November 11, 200834DUnaccompaniedNancy Salomon and Larry Shearer
Monday, July 21, 200859AUniquelyGilbert H. Ludwig
Sunday, July 20, 200898ASingle-handedlyBarry C. Silk
Sunday, July 06, 200869AUnequaledBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, July 03, 200810DIsolatedKeith Talon
Tuesday, July 01, 200852DHow hermits like to beKen Bessette
Wednesday, June 18, 200860AWithout a chaperonAdam Fromm
Monday, March 10, 200816AUnaccompaniedKen Bessette
Friday, February 01, 200822DExclusivelyDoug Peterson
Wednesday, August 08, 200752DWithout equalDonna S. Levin
Wednesday, June 13, 200764AUnaidedCurtis Yee
Thursday, February 01, 20074D*With 7-Across, like a couple romancingMichael S. Maurer
Wednesday, December 27, 200614AWithout helpManny Nosowsky
Monday, February 20, 200614ALacking a partnerDoug Peterson
Wednesday, October 19, 200523AWithout supportLevi Denham
Monday, October 10, 200554D"Home ___," Macaulay Culkin movieHolden Baker
Sunday, September 18, 2005102DDesertedJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, May 31, 200541ASans friendsMerl Reagle
Wednesday, March 23, 200515AWithout companyMike Shenk
Friday, February 11, 200526DUnrivaledManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, December 01, 20046DStagRoy Leban
Tuesday, November 30, 200426DUnescortedJoan Yanofsky
Tuesday, November 23, 200430DDateless, sayKurt Mengel
Sunday, September 19, 200448DPeerlessKyle Mahowald
Monday, July 26, 200427DOn one's ownBernice Gordon
Wednesday, June 16, 20049DSingle-handedlyPaula Gamache
Tuesday, April 20, 200416AUnescortedAllan E. Parrish
Monday, January 12, 200454DBy oneselfKurt Mengel
Sunday, December 21, 200312DHow Santa travelsFrances Hansen
Wednesday, December 17, 200354A"Home ___"Leonard Williams
Wednesday, May 28, 200348DStagAlan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, April 09, 200315AStagGreg Staples
Saturday, December 28, 200233DCut offRich Norris
Sunday, December 15, 2002126ADesertedRIchard Hughes
Friday, December 13, 20022DForsakenBob Peoples
Sunday, December 01, 200219AWithout equalDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, October 29, 200259AIsolatedRichard Hughes
Tuesday, July 09, 200221AWithout supportRobert Malinow
Monday, June 03, 200234AWithout helpGregory E. Paul
Sunday, May 26, 200214DSingle-handedlyElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, April 07, 200218DHelpless?Nancy Salomon
Friday, March 29, 200259AStagKevin Hagen
Sunday, February 03, 200219A"A Night at the Opera" tuneRichard Silvestri
Saturday, December 22, 200152ASet apartTrip Payne
Tuesday, October 02, 20012DSinglyRichard Hughes
Monday, July 09, 20012DWithout helpGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, June 06, 200147DWithout supportRichard Silvestri
Monday, April 23, 200130DDatelessGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, April 17, 20012DSingle-handedlyGreg Staples
Friday, January 19, 200141DSeparateJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, January 16, 200111DUnaccompaniedPeter Gordon
Saturday, December 09, 200030DPeerlesslyPatrick Berry
Thursday, November 09, 200010DWithout helpRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, October 25, 200014AIn bad company, to Ambrose BierceNick Grivas
Tuesday, October 03, 200048DUnaidedTodd McClary
Monday, May 01, 200064ASingle-handedlyGregory E. Paul
Friday, March 17, 200041AWithout supportGlenton Petgrave
Tuesday, January 11, 200014AUniqueFran and Lou Sabin
Tuesday, November 16, 19997DWithout equalArthur S. Verdesca
Thursday, August 05, 199917AWaiflikeA. J. Santora
Monday, August 02, 199914ABy oneselfStephanie Spadaccini
Thursday, April 08, 199951DLet ___David J. Kahn
Thursday, February 04, 199915AUnequaledRich Norris
Tuesday, November 17, 199814ASingle-handedlyArthur S. Verdesca
Tuesday, November 10, 199850D"Leave me ___!"Diane C. Baldwin
Tuesday, October 06, 199815ASoloElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, August 05, 199822ACut offPatrick Jordan
Tuesday, July 21, 199861ASans companyHugh Davis
Friday, July 03, 199845DHelpless?Martin Ashwood-Smith
Tuesday, March 03, 199814ASoloElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, February 12, 199834ACut offRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, January 06, 19982D"___ at last!"Ed Early
Sunday, December 21, 199755AStagFrances Hansen
Wednesday, October 29, 19973DGarbo-likeKelly Clark
Thursday, October 02, 199752ALike a hermitChristopher Hurt
Monday, August 04, 199715ADatelessGregory E. Paul
Saturday, July 19, 199744ADesertedRobert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, May 21, 199747DGoing stagJohn D. Leavy
Tuesday, February 18, 199717AIn solitaryF. Piscop
Monday, February 17, 199749ACompanionlessR. Hughes
Wednesday, February 12, 199716A"Home ___"M. E. Skolsky
Sunday, January 05, 199752AUnequaledW. R. Williams
Saturday, December 07, 199643AByrd bookR. H. Burns
Wednesday, September 04, 199615AIsolatedN. S. Ross
Tuesday, September 03, 199616ASoloA. Goldstein
Monday, July 01, 199614ASoloS. Spadaccini
Monday, May 06, 199632ABy oneselfN. Steinberg
Wednesday, March 27, 199651AMacaulay Culkin's home statusR. J. Hartman
Sunday, March 24, 1996112DBy oneselfJ. K. Brill
Sunday, March 17, 199615DSeparateP. O'Gordon
Monday, January 08, 199662ABy oneselfN. Steinberg
Wednesday, January 03, 199650AStagW.R. Williams
Sunday, December 31, 199552A"A Night at the Opera" tuneBob Klahn
Friday, November 10, 199511DIsolatedBryant White
Tuesday, October 24, 199524DAutobiographical book by Adm. ByrdStephanie Spadaccini
Tuesday, October 17, 199542A"Leave me ____!"Diane C. Baldwin
Sunday, September 17, 199588DByrd bookStanley Newman
Sunday, August 13, 199557AUnassistedNancy Salomon
Sunday, August 06, 199548AWithout companyManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, May 23, 199544DSoloJay Livingston
Monday, February 27, 199541AUnaccompaniedSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, February 12, 1995111AAdmiral Byrd bookAlex & Victoria Black
Monday, November 21, 199454D"Home _____"Norman S. Wizer
Monday, November 07, 199433DSingleRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, October 06, 199428DOut in the coldRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, August 30, 199421DBy oneselfJonathan Schmatzbach
Thursday, August 11, 199446DSoloBryant White
Saturday, June 25, 199433ADesertedManny Nosowsky
Thursday, June 23, 199432AIndependentlyTrip Payne
Sunday, May 29, 1994125AAdm. Byrd bookJanet R. Bender
Sunday, March 27, 199418A1990 movie "Home _____"Jeanette K. Brill
Tuesday, February 01, 199410DSoloRobert Zimmerman
Saturday, December 11, 199324A1987 #1 hit by HeartRobert H. Wolfe
Monday, November 29, 199343ABy oneselfSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, November 28, 199321AByrd bookJoanne W. Edwards